Invasion - "The Last Wave Goodbye" - 05/17/2006 (Series Finale?)
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Invasion - "The Last Wave Goodbye" - 05/17/2006 (Series Finale?)

The Last Wave Goodbye

In the first-season finale, Szura's hybrids continue to implement his master plan during the hurricane, but evacuees Dave, Larkin, Jesse and Rose encounter encounter problems with some humans, too. Meanwhile, Underlay and Russell work to thwart Szura's scheme.
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Originally Posted by Joe Molotov
I get the feeling the ending is going to be less than satisfactory. 

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It's like Carnivale all over again, a cliff hanger to end the series, i hope not. ABC is so not with it on, the Invasion page it calls this episode the season finale.
Last edited by 1998Nole; 05-17-06 at 05:52 PM.
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It REALLY pisses me off that they were advertising this right up to the end as the SEASON finale when they know full well it won't be back.
This show has been one of my favorite new shows of the season, and it breaks my heart that they let it run a full season before canning it. Can't believe they renewed a show that had worse ratings (What About Brian) and can this. At this point i'm down to only Lost for next season after losing Invasion and Alias. Dunno about any new shows yet, but this is turning into Fox part 2. (John Doe anyone?)
This show has been one of my favorite new shows of the season, and it breaks my heart that they let it run a full season before canning it. Can't believe they renewed a show that had worse ratings (What About Brian) and can this. At this point i'm down to only Lost for next season after losing Invasion and Alias. Dunno about any new shows yet, but this is turning into Fox part 2. (John Doe anyone?)
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Someone has to pick this show up if ABC cans it. It's better than anything on any of the channels outside the networks. Fuck, I'm not so sure it's not my favorite even among the network shows!
They can't let the series end like that.
Maybe they kept billing it as Season Finale as they already know it will be picked up elsewhere if they can it.
They can't let the series end like that.

Maybe they kept billing it as Season Finale as they already know it will be picked up elsewhere if they can it.
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It doesn't seem like a particularly high budget series, maybe Scifi will.
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I don't consider that ending to be a cliffhanger. Everyone knows that she'll come back as a hybrid and the stuggle to deal with the entire situation continues.
If the series had ended with last week's episode, that would have been a cliffhanger.
Too bad Invasion isn't coming back. There aren't many shows this good on TV right now.
If the series had ended with last week's episode, that would have been a cliffhanger.
Too bad Invasion isn't coming back. There aren't many shows this good on TV right now.
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Originally Posted by RichC2
It doesn't seem like a particularly high budget series, maybe Scifi will.
I don't think it matters though, the show is probably dead.
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Okay no one else is bothering so I will give it a shot...
What a shitty way to end the show. I agree, this show wasn't winning any prizes but it managed to stay compelling and was somewhat of a 'guilty pleasure'. Sorry to see it go. Hoping SciFi or some other channel decides to pick it up or we at least get a 2hour movie to wrap up the loose ends!
Hope my recap helped! (Thanks to OldDude for teaching me how to spoilerize )
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What a shitty way to end the show. I agree, this show wasn't winning any prizes but it managed to stay compelling and was somewhat of a 'guilty pleasure'. Sorry to see it go. Hoping SciFi or some other channel decides to pick it up or we at least get a 2hour movie to wrap up the loose ends!
Hope my recap helped! (Thanks to OldDude for teaching me how to spoilerize )
Last edited by bluesix; 05-18-06 at 11:29 AM.
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It was a good episode on its own, but a crappy way to end the darn series. Christ. I just found out today it was canned, and then this. I got a mighty bitter taste in my mouth right now.
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Okay no one else is bothering so I will give it a shot...I don't know how to spoilerize stuff so I hope this works. Highlight the hidden text below!
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From Salon's wrap-up of the finale:
The last few episodes of Invasion have been genuinely scary. Under cover of another hurricane, the town's human residents were herded into trucks and warehouses by hybrids disguised as National Guard troops and then forced shrieking into the water, either to be hybridized themselves or, if deemed second-rate by the aliens, drowned. And while we all know exactly which historical nightmare this was meant to invoke, as always the most painful moments were the separations of husbands from wives, brothers from sisters, parents from children. Perhaps Invasion was always too dark in its insinuations about the American family under attack from without and within, of loved ones who suddenly abandon you when a better life and identity beckon elsewhere, to really make it as Wednesday-night entertainment."
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From: The Island of Staten
Anybody interested in trying to save the show, i found this petition online. I know it will probably not matter but it does not hurt.
http://www.petitiononline.com/33030/petition.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/33030/petition.html



